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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />7313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br /> <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 ~ C O L O RA D O <br />D I V I S I O N o f <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />~ RECLAMATION <br />fAX: (303)832-8106 ~ MINING <br /> <br /> ECEIVE® sA ETY <br /> ~ <br />~ R <br />001 ns <br />i <br />O <br /> J <br />~ JUL 2 4 2 Go <br />ve <br />rno <br />July 20, 2007 ~ _. ~ ~(~(~- Qly Division ofaRedolamay n. <br />Mining Safet Russell George <br />Executive Director <br /> Ronald W. Canany <br /> <br />TO: Ron Cattany, <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety, Dire Division Director <br />ctopatural Resource Trustee <br />FROM: G. Russell Means, Environmental Protection Specialist, <br />RE: Request for Appointment of Pre-hearing Conference Officer, <br />Cotter Designated Mining Operation Appeals. <br />The Mined Land Reclamation Board has received appeals of the Division's findings in <br />regard to DMO status for four Cotter mines. Cotter is appealing the DMO designation for <br />the JD-6, JD-8 and JD-9 mines. An environmental coalition is appealing the Division's <br />findings that the SM-18 Mine is not a DMO. Per the Board's directidn aPre-Hearing <br />Conference shall be held prior to the Formal Public Hearing. <br />A Board approved Stipulated Motion approved on July 11th, 2007 sets dates for final <br />reviews, responses and the date for the Formal Public Hearings. <br />The Formal Public Hearing has been scheduled to occur during the October 17t" and 18th, <br />2007 Board meeting. <br />Sandy Brown has indicated that she will be available to preside as Pre-hearing Conference <br />Officer for aPre-hearing Conference during the available dates. <br />Staff respectfully request that Sandy Brown be appointed as Pre-hearing Conference <br />Officer for the Cotter DMO Appeals. <br />Sincerely, <br />~- G6 <br />G. Russell Means <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: David Berry, DBMS Supervisor <br />Carl Mount, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, North Team Supervisor <br />Sandy Brown, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, Coal Program <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines <br />